Norm Ornstein: There is an Eisenhower era executive order mandating full security background checks for all senate

[highplainsdem]

confirmable nominees. Trump is violating that edict

Link to tweet

[gab13by13]

1. Yeah, he's violating it, dictators do that.

Maybe the Supreme Court will stop him?

[Irish_Dem]

4. Yep Gab.

Thomas, Alito, Kavannagh will hop right on it.

[Irish_Dem]

2. So what? Who exactly will stop Dear Leader?

Our new master and overlord.

[dchill]

3. He's on the case. Not even in office yet. The time to break the law is now!

[republianmushroom]

5. Again, So ?

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Executive orders can be rescinded by new presidents. Nt

[soldierant]

12. Not before the new President is inaugurated.

[Yavin4]

8. Institutionalists have no idea how insignificant they are right now.

It's kind of sad.

[Woodycall]

10. No kidding.

They're still checking the rule book as the tanks are rolling past them.

"All the points I tried to make, turned out to be my worst mistakes. Still keeping score even when the game was over..."

~ Lowen & Navarro ~

[SleeplessinSoCal]

11. Just watched The Andy Griffith Show episode where Barney gives the governor's car a ticket.

The governor congratulates him for holding him to account as a citizen. Clearly a great lesson that as of last week no longer applies.

Teach Yoir Children Well.

[ForgedCrank]

13. I'm wondering

if this will be what stops most of them in the Senate?
And if you haven't figured out by now, I'm always annoyingly looking for silver linings in everything.

[AverageOldGuy]

14. Do you think . . .

. . . Trump gives a shit, and, do you think anyone will force his appointees to undergo FBI background checks?

We are NOT in the Eisenhower era any longer.

[kelly1mm]

15. He has not yet submitted nominees to the Senate. He can on Jan 20th rescind that EO and then submit his

nominees .....

[mopinko]

16. might b a good idea to make that a law.

not sure we can at this point, but…

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. If its an Executive Order

Its a gentleman's agreement. Like not prosecuting a sitting POTUS or not confirming a SCOTUS justice a month before an election.